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Bois Blanc Pines School Funding Proposal

The document proposes recommendations to stabilize school funding in Michigan, including: 1) Increasing funding for all students through a small new tax, eliminating categorical funds, and using differentiated grants based on grade levels. 2) Modifying existing programs to provide more direct funding for school capital projects. 3) Allowing declining enrollment districts options like consolidation, extended funding periods, and local levies to increase revenue. 4) Limiting new charter schools and equalizing their funding with home districts. 5) Creating incentives for schools to improve standardized test scores over time.

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Bois Blanc Pines School Funding Proposal

The document proposes recommendations to stabilize school funding in Michigan, including: 1) Increasing funding for all students through a small new tax, eliminating categorical funds, and using differentiated grants based on grade levels. 2) Modifying existing programs to provide more direct funding for school capital projects. 3) Allowing declining enrollment districts options like consolidation, extended funding periods, and local levies to increase revenue. 4) Limiting new charter schools and equalizing their funding with home districts. 5) Creating incentives for schools to improve standardized test scores over time.

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Proposal A

Recommendations
Liz Barrow and Jenny Stanton
Stabilize Funding
Increase overall amount for every student, eliminate
categoricals
Differentiated foundation grants based on average costs by
grade level
Impose a small tax (1/10th of a percent) on real estate or
income tax, paid directly to ISD
Fully fund Special Education
Capital Projects
Modify School Bond Loan Fund to provide direct grants to local school
districts for capital projects or subsidize the revenue yield of locally-levied
mills

Extend the repayment period of School Bond Loans and or forgive interest
payments

State could issue bonds to raise the amounts necessary to finance the
construction of educational facilities in targeted school districts

State could include infrastructure support in their basic aid formula

Fund capital construction on an lSD-wide basis and commission standard


building designs to be used by all Michigan school districts
Districts with Declining Enrollment
Consolidate school districts

ISDs would become administrative services organizations

Allow declining-enrollment districts to phase in enrollment reductions over


a five-year period

Weight students in demographically-driven declining enrollment school


districts more heavily in the school funding formula to increase the per-
pupil amount

Allow declining enrollment districts to seek local levies

Base funding on classroom units


Charter Schools
Limit number that can be opened and only by authorizers
who have a proven track record
Equalize funding - Amount that would go into retirement
or pay for transportation goes to home district
Challenges for incentive
Idea of having them challenge themselves every year.
Rewarding schools that have shown growth on
standardized test over continuous years

Increased loyalty across districts


Incentive to stay in the school or district that the student
is currently enrolled in.
Community incentive
Non-homestead property owners could contribute across city and district lines
Courses or outreach connected to College and Career Readiness Standards or
21st Century Skills.
Additional revenue would be made from the income tax or property tax of the the
business owners home city.

Benefits:
Increase student skills for future job opportunities
Make connections with community members
Increase revenue per pupil.

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